释义 |
scumbling
scum·ble S0177900 (skŭm′bəl)tr.v. scum·bled, scum·bling, scum·bles 1. To soften the colors or outlines of (a painting or drawing) by covering with a film of opaque or semiopaque color or by rubbing.2. To blur the outlines of: a writer who scumbled the line that divides history and fiction.n.1. The effect produced by or as if by scumbling.2. Material used for scumbling. [Possibly from scum.]scumblingA painting technique in which parts are overlayed with opaque or semi-opaque color applied lightly with an almost dry brush.scumbling
scumblingIn painting, the operation of lightly rubbing a brush containing a small quantity of opaque or semiopaque color over a surface to soften and blend tints that are too bright, or to produce a special effect; the coat may be so thin as to be semitransparent. |